Research Notes
- There are instances when there is an operating and cost-per-animal
cost with 0 intakes. I assume this is taking care of existing
animals
- There are instances when there is no operating and cost-per-animal
cost with multiple intakes. Just didn’t get the operation cost.
- Is the cost-per-animal calculated by the number of animals entering
the shelter that year, or the total number of animals in the shelter
from previous year too. The cost per animal is not calculated by the
current years intake. So, I feel like it is possible that higher cost
could be an indicator of longer LOS. It also could be an indicator of
type of shelter/rescue. There may be individual person rescues for
example.
Boxplot When removing years where facilities didn’t report an
operating cost, operation costs less than 6, and outliers, there are
1072 instances from 2010 to 2022
Graphics
There were 3 different outcomes listed for each shelter, adopted,
returned, and euthanized. The adopted, returned, and euthanized rate is
calculated by outcome / sum(3 outcomes).
Total Intakes by Year in North Carolina
Adoption Rate of Dogs, Cats, Raccoons, Rabbits, and Oposssums
Return Rate of Dogs, Cats, Raccoons, Rabbits, and Oposssums
Euthanization Rate of Dogs, Cats, Raccoons, Rabbits, and
Oposssums